Important new paper: Implications of zero-deforestation palm oil for tropical grassy and dry forest biodiversity

#biodiversity #landuse #palmoil

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-022-01941-6

Implications of zero-deforestation palm oil for tropical grassy and dry forest biodiversity - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Modelling reveals large swathes of land in tropical grassy and dry forest biomes that are climatically suitable for commercial plantations of oil palm and would comply with current zero-deforestation commitments, but where conversion to oil palm would, in many locations, cause loss of habitat and biodiversity.

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